The ruling on the mahr (bridal gift) imposed by the tribal shaykh in a state of dire necessity
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Question:
A tribal shaykh imposed a mahr on his tribe of ten thousand riyals, exceeding three thousand riyals or more, so the grooms were forced to accept it. However, the problem is that the amount of the mahr is ten thousand riyals, but the reality is that it is one hundred thousand, and the groom is forced to hide this from the shaykh and the Muslim, so what is the ruling on what is taken from him or from others?
Answer:
If he is forced to do so, there is no blame on him. If he is forced to marry his wife except with this, there is nothing wrong with it; because the mahr has a limited boundary. If the tribal shaykh sets it, it is not binding unless they conspire on it and all of them commit to it. If they all commit to it, it is obligatory for them to carry out what they committed to, so that fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) does not occur among them, and so that their women and young men can get married. As for if they do not all commit to it and the prescribed mahr is not obtained, he should not hold himself back. And if he delays the increase, there is no blame on him, if Allah wills. And may all the guidance be established, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The presenter:
We thank Your Eminence the Shaykh for this pleasant meeting, and we ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) to record that as what is required of His actions, and that He may… that He may… that He may carry him (peace and blessings be upon him) upon our Prophet.
A tribal shaykh imposed a mahr on his tribe of ten thousand riyals, exceeding three thousand riyals or more, so the grooms were forced to accept it. However, the problem is that the amount of the mahr is ten thousand riyals, but the reality is that it is one hundred thousand, and the groom is forced to hide this from the shaykh and the Muslim, so what is the ruling on what is taken from him or from others?
Answer:
If he is forced to do so, there is no blame on him. If he is forced to marry his wife except with this, there is nothing wrong with it; because the mahr has a limited boundary. If the tribal shaykh sets it, it is not binding unless they conspire on it and all of them commit to it. If they all commit to it, it is obligatory for them to carry out what they committed to, so that fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) does not occur among them, and so that their women and young men can get married. As for if they do not all commit to it and the prescribed mahr is not obtained, he should not hold himself back. And if he delays the increase, there is no blame on him, if Allah wills. And may all the guidance be established, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The presenter:
We thank Your Eminence the Shaykh for this pleasant meeting, and we ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) to record that as what is required of His actions, and that He may… that He may… that He may carry him (peace and blessings be upon him) upon our Prophet.
Source
التعاون على البر والتقوى 2 — islamhouse.com (30:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.